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Gibson was told there is no work. Dejected, he goes to several other projects and hears the same reply.

Gibson visited several of many high-rise buildings under construction. Anxiously, he entered the construction trailer to see what's available.

I'd like to see my kids again soon, but I want to wait until I get back on my feet again. he said. 'I don't want them to see me like this.' After a fitful night of rest in the hobo jungle just outside downtown Denver, Gibson washed in the…

There was little romance in riding the rails when the train entered the 7-mile-long Moffat Tunnel at the Continental Divide. As they choked on diesel smoke trapped in the tunnel, Beller worried about a problem that faced his depression-era…

It got cold. As the lights of Denver blur past in the background and when the train began descending the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, Gibson huddled in his sleeping bag. He thought of his four children that he had during 12 years of…

I never thought I'd be this poor, said Gibson. He gazed blankly at the passing scenery and said he was ashamed that he had to sell his blood for $16 several days earlier-another first in his life. 'I had to,' he sighed. 'I couldn't get no work.' …

This first series of pictures follow one day in the life of Ken Gibson. It was an important day in his life, as it was the first time he'd ever hopped a freight train. Beller agreed to show Gibson how to ride trains, and the two men decided to off…

A rail rider waves to other hobos from his perch on a 'piggyback' car whizzing through California's Central Valley.

David, hopping a freight train for the first time in his life, is making a serious mistake. First, he doesn't know that even old-time hobos hate to hop moving trains unless they have to. Second, it is going too fast. We found David in Colton, a…

Hobos wait to catch a train with Denver skyline in background.